The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-10
THE SOUTHERN BAPTIST.

The Home SIissions-work Among the In
| ians-FraternaI Greetings.
LOUISVILLE, KY, May 9.-The South
ern Baptist Convention was called to- or
morning, for the third days work. 1t
| was announced that the collection taken
up at the mass meeting, Saturday night.
| for the benefit of foreign missions
| amounted to 1854. The order of busi-
ness was reported as giving the after
home mission reports and the evening
session, opening at p. M, to the Gen
| eral Home Mission meeting to be led by
Rev. Mr.. Dix. A motion limiting
| speeches to 10 minutes was adopted.
| The report of the committee on
| suggestions to the Board of Foreign
Missions was read by DIR. w. C.. Cleve-
| land. of Alabama. 1t was prepared by
DIR. John A. Broarders, who was indis-
posed and unable to read the report him
self. 1t pointed out that the missions
| were much in need of money and that
| the missionaries in some cases must be
sent home, but it would cost as much to
bring them home as to support them
until the stringency for money was
passed. 1t suggested means to raise the
needed money.
In discussing the report DIR. Rowland,
of Maryland, called attention to the
! comparatively small amount given by
Southern Baptists, 8 cents per capita per
| annum. He urged that more missinary
tracts should be printed.
Dr. Z. f. Falk, of Tennessee, said the
people should give to the church the
money given to the Masons, Odd Fellows
and Knights of Pythias. The work of
the church is better and the Baptists
should give their money to church work
exclusively while there was need. The
report, as read by DIR. Cleveland, was
adopted.
of the committee on the Kind Words
publication. 1t reported the removal of
the office from Macon to Atlanta. The
publication at a profit to the Home Mis-
sion Board of a series of lesson leaves and
an entirely successful system of Sunday
School publications and the need of con-
tinued and earnest effort to make the
publications more useful and successful
by putting them i'm all Sunday Schools of
the Baptist Church. This was adopted.
DIR. Frost, Chairman of the Committee
ON the General Work of the Home Mis-
sion Board, reported that there had been
an increased support from all the States
represented in the Convention. There
was good work doing under the Board
among Negroes and Indians, and within
year wonderfully successful work had
been begun in Cuba. For all there was
need of money and more work.
DIR. Holt, of Texas, Secretary of the
Home Mission Board, said that the
Board has always greatly aided that
State but yet there are 81 counties
where they have neither preachers nor
churches. The Baptists number 10000
white, and 100000 colored communi-
cants. The recent drouth had affected
many portions of the State but the from
tier work needed assistance and must
have it. There are two hundred thous-
and Germans in Texas and no mission
aries among them where there should be
at least 100.
Rev. j. s. Monroe. Indian Missionary.
referred To the work in the Indian Ter
ritory. the weakest missoi. connected
with the Association. There are"
he said, ''241 .76l Indians in the United
States, not including Alaska Of these
15 900 are civilized, 141 .3l5 wear citizens
dress. 1850 read the English language
and 80 900 are children of school age
The territory comprises an area of 64,-
2aa2 square miles. 12..91 Indians and 46
tribes. there are three missionaries and
seven thousand Baptists. But we need
more workers and more help. We call
upon this Board earnestly to come To our
aid"
Fraternal delegates from the Northern
church next addressed the Convention
briefly. They were Hon. Horatio Jones,
of Pennsylvania, and Rev. DIR. Henson.
of Chicago. The latter made a very hu-
morous speech, keeping his audience in
continual roar of laughter
The Convention then adjourned till
evening